Samedi, 20 Février, 2021 - 08:37 Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life, exclaimed NASA engineer Dr Swati Mohan.
The world witnessed the historic landing of NASA s Perseverance Rover, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday as it landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.
Among the scientists who are part of this historic mission, Indian-American Dr Swati Mohan spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover.